Husking-glove



(No Model.)

J. P. GLIDDEN. Husking Glove.

No. 241,9 4. Patented May 24,1881.

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' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH F. GLIDDEN, OF DE KALB, ILLINOIS.

HUSKING-GLOVE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 241,964, dated May 24, 1881.

Application filed May 12, 1880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH F. GLIDDEN, residing at De Kalb, in the county of De Kalb and State of Illinois, and a citizen of the United States, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Devices for Hashing-Gloves, of which the following is a full description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in whieh--,

Fig re 1 is a plan showing the back side of a glove with my improvement applied thereto; Fig. 2, a plan showing the inside of a glove with a part cut away and the finger-protectors removed; Fig. 3, a detail, being an elevation of one of the finger-protectors. Figs. 4, 5 representamodification,which maybe used either with or without a glove.

The object of this invention is to provide a new and improved device for protecting those parts of gloves which are exposed to the greatest wear in husking. A modification is designed to be used either with or without a glove.

I accomplish the desired objects by means of coiled wires adapted to surround and protest the fingers and thumb of the glove, and by means of secondary devices adapted to be used in connection with such coiled wires, as hereinafter fully described.

In the drawings, A represents a glove made in any suitable manner. B are wire coils, of

which, as shown, there is one on the thumb and one on each finger, each coil conforming, somewhat to the size and form of the part it is to protect. The coils can be conveniently made by winding on forms of suitable shape and size.

a are strips of thin sheet metal, designed to retain the several parts of the coils in position, with which the strips a are interwoven, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3. The outer ends of these strips a are, as shown, secured to the tips of the coils, and the other ends are, as shown, riveted to the glove. I use two of these strips a with each coil B, and locate them so that one comes on the inside and one on the back side of the thumb or finger.

Each coil B, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, is secured to the glove by means of short metal pieces or straps, b, one end of which is connected with the coil and the other end is riveted to the glove.

(No model.)

0 are pins or projections standing out from the coils, for the purpose of facilitating the op' eration of husking. As shown, they are connected to the inside metal strip, a.

To protect the fingers of the glove from undue strain I have provided straps 61, one of which is secured at the base and back side of each finger and upon the inside of the glove. As shown, the same rivets which secure the little straps 1) upon the backs of the finger's secure one end of said leather straps d in place. The other ends of these straps (I pass through the back of the glove, near the wrist, and are there held by one or more buckles, e, so that such straps d can be tightened or loosened at pleasure and sustain more or less of the strain upon the fingers and baek'of the glove.

I do not confine inyseif to the straps to for the purpose of holding the several parts of the coilsin proper position relatively to each other. This can be done by means of small wires. Neither do I confine myself to the exact means shown of securing the coils to the glove.

In Figs. 4, 5, I have shown a modification of my invention designed to be used either i with or without a glove.

Two coils are shown in these figures-one, m, for the thumb, and the other, a, for the first finger. A greater number ot' coils may be used, if desired. A suitable strap is to be secured to the wrist of the operator.' 1 r are straps, which are connected with the coils near the tips of the coils, the straps passing inside of the coils. The other ends of these straps are buckled to the wriststrap. These coils m n, as shown, are provided with sheet-g etal ti ,s t at their outer ends; but coils such asare s own in Figs.1and3 might be used. As before said, these coils m a can be used either with or without a glove.

As shown, the straps r r are divided into three parts at the outer end, each of which is connected with the coil, holding it securely in place when in use.

As shown, each finger of the gloveA is provided with a coil; but in many cases it may be sufficient to provide only a portion of the fingers with such coils. m

The operation of the device will be readily understood without special description.

Any known husking-pin can be used in connection with my improvement.

I have not shown in the drawings the strap which is to be buckled around the wrist when the modification shown in Figs. 4 and 5 is used.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is as follows:

1. One or more wire coils, B, in combination with the finger or fingers of a glove, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. The combination, with the finger of a glove, A, of a wire coil, B, provided with the holding-strap d, for retaining the coil in position on the glove-finger, substantially as described.

3. One or more Wire coils, B, provided with metal straps or Wires a, for retaining the coils in position, substantially as described.

4. A wire coil constructed essentially as described, and adapted to be placed upon the finger of a glove, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

J OSEPH F. GLIDD EN.

Witnesses:

I. V. RANDALL, PAUL HoLM. 

